It seems almost too generous to get new music from The New Eves so soon after their essential debut was released in August. Today the band follows on the album with a…
it’s been an exciting year for fans of Greg Weeks (Espers, The Valerie Project). Following the news that the long rumored and never-released LP from Grass is on its way, Weeks announces…
Local favorite Wednesday Knudsen (Pigeons, Weeping Bong Band) has long been a indispensable collaborator; from duos with Willie Lane and Kryssi Battalene, to contributions to Stella Kola, ML Wah, Sunburned and more.…
Another packed week of music and another Snapshot to take you into the weekend. This week, in addition to a full run of singles and videos that packed the site, the round-up…
2025 has already found Bitchin Bajas hard at work. Coming off the long awaited second collaboration with Natural Information Society, the band’s got a certified essential for the year in the bag,…
I’ve said it before, but Slumberland has been on a tear this year, bringing a bounty of new voices to the indie pop plate. The latest is the debut from The Cords.…
A familiar site favorite returns today under a new name. Formerly known around these parts as Lady Apple Tree, Haylie Davis has slipped free of the pseudonym with an announcement of her…
The journey to Vol 3: Ancestros Furturous has seen the saxophonist weave serpentine loops between culture and creativity. Over the last few years Cochemea has explored the roots of his heritage, suturing…
Vanity Mirror return with a time-wobbled new album, mining ‘60s jangle and ‘70s crunch. First single “White Butterfly” scrapes the film off of the Nuggets era with a dose of ringing guitars,…
Another favorite from the Centripetal Force roster returns to the packed rolls of 2025. Steel guitarist Rick Pedrosa (Abronia, Federale, Jeffrey Silverstein, Rose City Band) struck out solo back in 2023 as…
UK outfit Smote has steadily built a reputation for singed psychedelics over the last few years. The band taps into a rural unease, a festering blight on the surface of the natural…
Indie pop’s bastion of brevity returns for a new album on Slumberland this week. Tony Molina’s always a favorite around here, often able to capture the kind of indelible pop in a…
The Pink Stones have been something of a staple around here for the last few years, a constant comfort for the country clamorers. Hunter and crew have come up alongside Teddy and…
One of my favorites from last year returns! L.A.’s SML knocked the collective consciousness off kilter with their debut, Small Medium Large, and they waste little time coming back to kick it…
Raven Sings the Blues started as an MP3 blog back in 2006, when such a thing existed. Eventually it evolved into a daily music review site focusing on garage, psych, county, experimental, indie and crucial reissues.
The site is written and maintained by Andy French.